The pleasure of the moment begins to wither almost as soon as it blossoms; our pleasures are soon swallowed up in time's relentless torrent.

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane.

Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.

History has shown there are no invincible armies.

The highest manifestation of strength is to keep ourselves calm and on our own feet.

Nothing in life is more remarkable than the unnecessary anxiety which we endure, and generally create ourselves.

Each life makes its own immitation of immortality.

Life is too short for long-term grudges.

Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person.

Just as modern motorways have no room for ox-carts or wandering pedestrians, so modern society has little place for lives and ways that are too eccentric.

The 'good old times'-all times, when old, are good.

As you go through life, you've got to see the valleys as well as the peaks.

If you've been playing poker for half an hour and you still don't know who the patsy is, you're the patsy.

Behind every beautiful thing, there's some kind of pain.

One doesn't recognize the really important moments in one's life until it's too late.

Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life.

Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.

You never know when a moment and afew sincere words can have an impact on a life.

The love of life is necessary to the vigorous prosecution of any undertaking.

The happiest is the person who suffers the least pain; the most miserable who enjoys the least pleasure.